Native Voices, Modern Media

Volume 20, No. 1 – Fall 2008

Features

Who’s Best for U.S. AND Indian Country? Students weigh in on 2008 presidential race

Patty Talahongva

Young tribal college student leaders are concerned about the war, the economy, and the environment more than gender or race.
Lifelong Learning: Libraries promote literacy throughout communities

James Thull

Libraries exist to support learning and teaching; at the TCUs they must be creative with limited resources to serve entire communities.
Changing Faces: Native journalists break through barriers in new media

Juan Avila Hernandez

The opportunities for diversity in the media field are greater than ever, and Native students with special training can take advantage of them.

Native Students Express Themselves: Literature, Politics, New Media

Tina Deschenie

The Fall 2008 issue of TCJ focuses on Native media and highlights the dizzying pace of change with the growing numbers of Native websites and a fast-growing, vibrant cyberspace community. This issue also includes TCJ Student Writing Contest winners and photos from the annual American Indian Higher Education Consortium Conference in Bismarck, N.D.